It’s Casual Friday! Sam and Emma speak with Ryan Grim, reporter at the newly founded venture Drop Site News and co-host of Counter Points, to talk about Drop Site and break down the biggest headlines of the day. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on the NATO conference, Biden’s candidacy, Netanyahu’s ceasefire sabotage, Biden’s EV subsidies, the EU v. X, AT&T’s data breach, the devastating heat waves across the US, Texas’ senate race, IRA funds, and VT floods, before watching Biden respond to questions about Kamala Harris’ theoretical candidacy with more poll-denial. Ryan Grim then joins, first giving a preview of Drop Site News’ debut projects, diving into their recent reporting on Neil Barofsky – the US government’s monitor for the UAW in the wake of the corruption scandals that led to the rank-and-file election of Shawn Fain – and his recent string of demands to the UAW over their support for a ceasefire in Gaza, demands (and an issue) well outside of his purview. Next, Grim, Sam, and Emma look to the topic dominating the 24-hour media cycle in the US: Biden’s candidacy. Ryan provides his insight into the squad’s apparent choice to stand by Joe Biden even as the Democratic Establishment increasingly calls for him to step aside, and how it works to undermine the constant complaint of their “disloyalty” to the party, before diving deep into his take on the future of the Democratic nominee for President and what vaguely democratic options to replace Biden remain. Wrapping up, Grim tackles his amicable departure from the Intercept, and the future of Drop Site News.

And in the Fun Half: Sam and Emma unpack the tension in the studio in the wake of Emma’s controversial appearance on Tim Heidecker’s Office Hours Live, Donald Trump Jr. and Jesse Watters launch the pro-Biden offensive as his nomination comes into question, and AOC officially files articles of impeachment for Justices Thomas and Alito. Bernie Moreno traps himself in another lie, and PBD and the “whatever” pod fall for the classic mistake of “having a nazi on the Podcast,” plus, your calls and IMs!

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